Yahoo Message Number: 72165 (http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/Country-Coach-Owners/conversations/messages/72165)
The " Great Room" version of the 98 Allure the slide was short and quite deep. approaching 30 inches.
Oue Deschutes models with the sliding kitchen counter and sofa was a little shallower, 24", and much
longer, We suffered from to much weight on the left front tire causing many recalls, until the ride
height valves were rotated from two in the front to two in the rear and one in the front. With the 40'
models having the tire size increased from 275 R 70 to 275R80. Those of us with the 36' 10" model
had to either accept the under rated tires or upgrade them on our own. The weight difference on the
from tires could be as high as 1100lbs DS to PS. By moving the ride height valves to the rear almost
400 pounds could be transferred off the DS front tire preventing dangerous blow outs.
When you park if the coaches are facing the same direction then looking out the dining room window
places you across from the next door neighbors duals or front door . If you are parked nose to tail then
you facing the adjacent coaches bedroom or mid- section. I see no advantage to either. It would
seem to me the direction as compared to the compass, the path of the sun, and prevailing winds would
be more important.
TWI 2004 Intrigue 11731, 98 Allure 30255.
Original Message:
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From: daronha@... (daronha@...) Date: Wed, 22 Jun 2011 14:11:09 -0400 (EDT) To: Country-Coach-Owners@yahoogroups.com (Country-Coach-Owners@yahoogroups.com) Subject: Re: [Country-Coach-Owners] Kitchen Location Advantages - Driver or Passside
Mark,
I have a "Great Room" single slide model. My galley is on the driver (slide out) side. Dining table is on
passenger side. I have owned both types. I prefer this configuration as the dining table view is of the
active patio and awning side. Of course, whether there is a scenic view or not depends on the particular
campsite.
The galley slide out requires more complicated articulating tubing for plumbing and electrical
connections and is generally heavier due to kitchen gadgets and food storage. It is generally easier to build a coach with the galley on the passenger (non slide out) side. Slide outs are all very heavy
compared to solid sidewalls, so coach load design is pretty tricky especially considering varying levels of fluids in tanks. On coaches that have a dinette slide out, the extension is often deeper due to less
weight being cantilevered out from the coach body.
It sounds like you are considering a dual slide model with driver side galley and bedroom slide. FWIW,
this would be my choice.
Daron Hairabedian, 98 Allure, 30226